Lime blueberry scones

inspired by the lavender blueberry scones at the Caffeinated Bakery in Clearwater Beach, Florida, based on the blueberry scone recipe by Nora Cooks, and modified by Dieter and Corina

250g flour (also works with gluten free flour)

1T baking powder

3T ground flax seeds

1t salt

150g sugar

8T margarine

1t vanilla

1 lime

Blueberries (more is better)

Optional: mint

• Mix flour, baking powder, flax seeds, salt, and sugar
• Mix in the margarine until the dough has a course consistency
• Add cream, vanilla, and lime. Add more cream if too thick or more flour/sugar if too runny
• Mix in blueberries
• Put a dollop of dough on an oiled baking sheet and flatten
• Bake at 200 C / 400 F for 25 min

Drumstick-Cake

By Dieter (inspired by a cupcake at Let them eat cake in Davis, California)

Teig / Dough

100g Mehl / flour
100g Zucker / sugar
Prise Salt / pinch of salt
1t Backpulver / baking powder
100ml Wasser / water
100ml Öl / oil
1t Agavesirup / agave syrup
2t Vanille / vanilla extract

Alle Zutaten in einer Backschüssel vermischen und bei 180C für 30 Minuten backen. Den Kuchen nach dem Backen abkühlen lassen. Anschliessend halbieren und mit dem folgenden füllen:

Mix all ingredients in a baking tray and bake at 375F for 30 minutes. Let the cake cool down after baking. Cut it in half and fill with the following

Füllung 1: Buttercreme / filling 1: buttercream

50g Sonnenblumenmargarine / sunflower margarine
50ml Oatly Hafer-Creme / oatly cream
75g Puderzucker / powdered sugar
25g Stärke / corn starch

Mit dem Mixer zu einer Buttercreme vermischen / Mix and beat to create a butter cream

Füllung 2: Nuss-Schoko-Creme / filling 2: vegan nutella

2T Haselnuss-Schokoladen-Creme / hazelnut-chocolate spread
50ml Oatly Hafer-Creme / oatly cream
25g Puderzucker / powdered sugar

Mit einer Gabel zu einer Nusscreme vermischen / Mix and combine to create a nutcreme
Für andere Geschmacksrichtung die Haselnuss-Schoko-Creme mit Erdnussbutter / Mandelmuss / etc. ersetzen. / For different flavours replace the hazelnut-chocolate-cream with peanut butter / almond butter etc.


Die beiden Füllungen zwischen die zwei Kuchenhälften streichen / Place the two fillings between the two halfs of the cake

Glasur / Topping

40g Schokolade / chocolate

Die Schokolade schmelzen und auf den Kuchen streichen / Let the chocolate melt and spread it across the cake.

Brownies / Drownies

von Dieter

We (and apparently others) love these brownies so much that we keep adapting the recipe so we can eat them as much as possible. Our current - high protein/lower sugar - version is here! We played with these recipes in Europe, so the measurements are all in grams/millilitres - we now adapted this to cups for the first recipe but haven't tried it that often, so you if you are measuring ingredients by cups you might need to adjust the amounts slightly. The batter should be like a cream before baking, so more on the soft side. 

Wir (und anscheinend auch andere Personen) mögen diese Brownies so sehr, dass wir das Rezept mehrmals angepasst haben, um diese Brownies so oft wie möglich essen zu können. Hier ist unsere aktuelle Varianten mit viel mehr Eiweiss.

Drownies (high protein)

200gr (1.5C) protein powder mix (we use a mixture of 4 parts rice protein powder, 4 parts pea protein powder, and 1 part hemp protein powder)

100gr (1C) Zucker / sugar
50gr (1/4C) Kakaopulver / cocoa powder 

1 Esslöffel (1T) Backpulver  / baking powder 

1 Teelöffel (1t) Salz / salt

1t Vanille (amount depends on the type of vanilla you use, for most it is around 1t)

250ml (1C) Wasser / water 

150ml (1/2 cup) Öl / oil 

2 Teelöffel (2t) Maple syrup / Ahornsirup

Instead of the protein powder mix, you can use a mixture of 100gr gluten/seitan mix and 100gr protein powder (also soy flour works) - though that of course means they will no longer be gluten free. Or you can use 200gr of normal flour.

Instructions 

• Mix the dry ingredients directly in the baking pan
• Add the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly with a fork
• Bake at 370F for 35 minutes, the brownies are ready when a knife comes out clean and the top has started to caramelise

Anleitung

• Die festen Zutaten in einen Backschussel geben, leicht vermischen / Mix the dry ingredients in the baking pan.
• Die flüssige Zutaten hinzufügen und mit einer Gabel gründlich vermischen
• Backen bei 180C für 35min, sie sind fertig wenn ein Messer sauber herauskommt und die Oberfläche leicht karamellisiert ist

Nutrition comparison

High protein

• Total 750g – 2640 calories, 175g Eiweiss - 30 pieces of 25g
• Per piece: 88 calories, 5.5g protein/Eiweiss, 5g fat/Fett, 3g sugar/Zucker

Blueberry Muffins / Cake

By Dieter

Blueberry muffins

2/3 cup of chocolate flavoured coconut/hazelnut/oat milk
2 big table-spoons of coconut butter
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of tapioca starch
1/2 cup of icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/8 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda
200gr blueberries
50 gr marcipan

Mix the milk with the coconut butter (in small flakes), the flour, tapioca starch, icing sugar, and salt. The consistency should be soft, but so that it sticks to a fork when lifted out. Add the baking powder and bicarbonate soda, and mix some more. Stir in the blueberries and the small crumples of the marzipan with a spoon. Bake at 180C for 30 mins, until the top is slightly crusty and a fork comes out clean.


Alternative, more fluffy version

2/3 cup of chocolate flavoured coconut/hazelnut/oat milk
2 big table-spoons of coconut butter
3 big table-spoons of sunflower oil
1 cup of flour
1/3 cup of tapioca starch
1/2 cup of almond flour
1/2 cup of icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda
200gr blueberries
2 bananas
50 gr marcipan

Blueberry cake

Put all dry ingredients in a baking pan and mix.

300g sugar (2 1/4 cups)

300g flour

1t salt

1t baking powder

Mix in until smooth:

200ml vanilla custard (Oatley in the UK)

250ml sunflower oil

200ml water

19ml vanilla extract

Add and stir:

1T agave syrup

225g blueberries

50g marzipan (cut short, thin slices off the block)

Juice from 1/2 lime

Bake on 180C for 50 min.

Apfelstrudel (German Apple Strudel)

By Lucia Lukas

This is a recipe Luci taught me on my first visit to meet Dieter's parents in 2011 (and then taught me even more details in April 2014). This traditional German dish is super yummy!

Dough
200g White flour
5-7 T Warm (to the touch) water
50g Sunflower oil or melted margarine

• Mix the dough ingredients with your hand until you can roll it into a ball that is pliable and sticky and a uniform color
• Oil the ball and place it in the pan that you warmed the water in (which is still warm) and let it sit for at least 30 min (can sit as long as you want)
• When the ball has been warmed, put a dish cloth on the counter and sprinkle with flour. Roll the dough out so that it is so thin that you can read a newspaper through it ;) Brush melted margarine on top to keep it elastic (especially on the parts that are broken
• Grate hard white bread (can make it hard by toasting it) over the rolled out dough to soak up the water from the apples (can use flour instead of bread)

Filling
4 Apples (really good ones), cut in large chunks or small slices
100g Sugar
1/4 C Raisins (optional)
1 T Cinnamon (optional)

• Mix all of the filling ingredients in a bowl
• Place the filling on the rolled out dough, avoiding the edges and not making it too tall
• Make it into a roll by lifting up the edge of the towel (nearest you) and letting gravity make it into a roll
• Put the roll on a baking sheet and brush with oil (this makes the outer crust crispy)
• Bake for 30-40 min

Nussecken (German nut cookies)

By Lucia Lukas

This is another popular German Christmas cookie :)

Dough
150g / 5.3oz flour
1/2T baking powder
65g / 2.3oz sugar
vanilla sugar
65g / 2.3oz Earth Balance salt-free butter

• put on baking tray, spread apricot jam on top, then add Topping...

Topping
100g / 3.5oz Earth Balance salt-free butter
vanilla sugar
2T water

• melt together and add:

100g / 3.5oz ground hazelnuts
100g / 3.5oz cut hazelnuts

• bake for 20-30 mins at 180C
• cut in triangles
• add melted chocolate to the corners

Sag Paneer

From the World Cafe cookbook, modified by Dieter (http://www.amazon.com/World-Food-Cafe-Chris-Caldicott/dp/0711217513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393735101&sr=8-1&keywords=world+food+cafe)

1 block tofu
Ginger
Garlic
Dried chili flakes
1-2 large bunches of spinach, crushed with hands (can also use frozen spinach)
1 can coconut milk (for the cream)
Salt
Nutmeg

• Fry tofu with a bit of salt until crispy (this is one of the recipes where the tofu can be oily after frying)

• Take tofu out of pan, and add more oil if needed, and chopped ginger, garlic, and chilli

• Add a bag of spinach (fresh and washed, but if it is easier this will also work with frozen soft spinach)

• Fry for a bit until spinach is soft and well coated with the spices

• Add coconut cream, salt, and nutmeg

• Add tofu

I fought the Phad Thai for 20 yrs and I finally won!

By Corina (December 2012)

1/2 package Phad Thai noodles
1 block flavoured tofu
1 carrot

1 handful cabbage

Cook the noodles, run cold water over them, strain, and put back in pan.

Sauce (modified from Brooklyn Pad Thai)
6T tamari
6T sugar
1T tomato paste
2T Sriracha hot chili sauce
2T rice vinegar (or extra lemon juice)
1T Meyer lemon juice (or orange juice in a pinch)

Mix and shake in sealed tupperware. Pour over noodles. Yay!

Garnish with the grated carrot, thinly-sliced cabbage, lime wedges (make sure to squeeze out the juice onto your Phad Thai!), peanuts, sesame seeds, or avocado (cubed).

Soy-free, gluten-free version: instead of tamari, use Coconut Secret Raw Coconut Aminos

Laksa curry

Based on Yotam Ottolenghi's recipe at http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/mar/13/curry-laksa-recipe-yotam-ottolenghi

Dieter’s modifications:

• Use less garlic and onion, more lemongrass and coconut milk
• Make the broth separately from the noodles, then add the noodles at the end so they take on the flavor
• Fry tofu, mushroom, broccoli, and sugar snap peas in a bit of sunflower and peanut oil
• Combine the sauce/noodles with the veggies in the bowl and add garnish (lime, cilantro)

Pea Soup

By Dieter

~400g frozen peas
3 carrots
1/4 of a small onion
2 potatoes (cubed)
pepper
2 cubes vegetable stock
2 T tomato paste
1 packet of Tofurky hickory smoked, cut into cubes
Olive oil

Fry the potato, onion and Tofurky in oil, add peas, then add boiling water and vegetable stock, add the rest and cook for 10 min.

Sushi

In the photo: tofu, avocado, mayo (lower left); tofu & avocado (lower right); tofu, avocado, cream cheese (top)

Add rice vinegar to the rice when it is done cooking

Toppings

Sesame seeds
Chili oil
Sesame oil
Olive oil
Soy sauce (dissolve wasabi into soy sauce)
Pickled ginger
Vegannaise
Tofu

Indian

Cream cheese
Sambal
Spring onion
Red pepper

Corina's Traditional

Avocado
Carrot
(Tofutti vegan cream cheese)

Josh’s Traditional

Avocado
Cream cheese
Cucumber
Carrot

Raff’s

Peanut butter
Avocado
(Carrot)

Yam

Corina’s favorite

Avocado & mayo